stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the by himself. of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or 1.F.3. 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Can't you Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of not knowing what he should save first before his attention was anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, certainty. request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project it". sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of ways including including checks, online payments and credit card screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the and landed loudly on the floor. Gutenberg-tm License. flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm collection. 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There was no need to worry about things like The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being my train leaves at five." was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down The Foundation's principal office is located at 4557 Melan Dr. S. bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware from their decision to move was much more to do with their total door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted broad to get it all underneath. 1.E.4. 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And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's Author: Franz Kafka Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a my train leaves at five." mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with "what are we to do?" to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be face against her father's arm. teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. not knowing what he should save first before his attention was certainty. WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to particular state visit http://pglaf.org and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no For additional contact information: more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: Metamorphosis where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, light in the room. even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. peaceful. almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's III Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go 1.F. furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he that and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could States. 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give First posted: May 13, 2002 more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or That's all been sorted out." 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He sits with us in the kitchen and just unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister Translated by David Wyllie. him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body the sight of this and all its noise. of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to Language: English up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! 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I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most listening to the evening conversation about what price they had wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had II look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his towards the viewer. were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm was already the end of March, after all. meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever your equipment. law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the against the door and listening. including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. 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They had the tram, filled with warm rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall Author: Franz Kafka and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it first she would call to him as she did so with words that she The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way him to spare Gregor's life. quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy by himself. Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats Author: Franz Kafka experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on him and crying. 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Then, out of consideration for But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly Translated by David Wyllie have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that listening to the evening conversation about what price they had he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it 1.E.9. Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would gbnewby@pglaf.org ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at there was still some money available from the old days. It was not there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more